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Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures

Following a White House edict effectively banning federal employees from disclosing their personal pronouns in email signatures, sources within multiple federal agencies say pronouns are now being systemically blocked across multiple email clients and other software. WIRED confirmed various automated efforts with employees at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Environmental Protection

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Ontario cancels $100 million Starlink contract in protest at U.S. tariffs

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, one of Canada’s most populous provinces, announced on X that the province’s government would be “ripping up” its $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service. The news comes soon after President Donald Trump announced this weekend a 25% tariff on nearly all Canadian imported goods, causing

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6 Best No-Log VPNs for 2025: Reviewed & Tested

When a VPN provider claims to have a “no-logs policy,” it means that they won’t store or “log” users’ online activity and data. This includes sensitive information such as browsing history, IP addresses, downloaded files, and other data that could be tied back to you. VPNs are primarily used to secure online traffic and help

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‘The Monkey’ review: Osgood Perkins’ take on Stephen King is a hell of a good time

You might think you know Osgood Perkins, but The Monkey is about to prove you wrong.  The horror helmer has built a reputation for atmospheric spookiness and psychological tension with twisted thrillers like Longlegs, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. Yet his adaptation of a Stephen King

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14 Best Tablets (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Tablets to Consider OnePlus Pad Photograph: OnePlus We test tons of tablets every year. Here are a few others we like, just not as much as our picks above. OnePlus Pad for $399: The OnePlus Pad has a successor, but OnePlus says it will continue to sell the OnePlus Pad until stock runs out.

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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng receives a hero’s welcome back home

DeepSeek founder Lian Wenfeng is being hailed as a hero in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, where he grew up and reportedly returned for the Lunar New Year, joined by bodyguards. Wenfeng—who, at 40, is already a billionaire due to his hedge fund, High-Flyer—is apparently even more beloved by locals following DeepSeek’s breakthrough research,

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Apple M-Series Chips Are Vulnerable to Side-Channel Attacks

Security researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Ruhr University Bochum discovered two side-channel vulnerabilities in devices with Apple name-brand chips from 2021 or later that could expose sensitive information to attackers. Specifically, the vulnerabilities known as SLAP and FLOP skim credit card information, locations, and other personal data. Data can be gathered from sites

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Elon Musk’s DOGE takeover is reportedly being spearheaded by young college grads

A new WIRED report has pulled back the curtain on the inner workings of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and the picture it paints is… troubling. According to the report, the department is being staffed by a crew of fresh-out-of-college hires — many with zero prior government experience. In fact, at least

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69 ‘Buy It for Life’ Products: Cast-Iron, Tools, Speakers, Chairs, and More

We’re all tired of spending money on stuff that breaks. Whether it’s a tool that wears out instantly or a pair of pants that gets a hole too soon, it seems like more things in this world should be something you buy for life. They’re not as common, but numerous companies make excellent products that

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OpenAI unveils a new ChatGPT agent for ‘deep research’

OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company’s AI-powered chatbot platform. Appropriately enough, it’s called deep research. OpenAI said in a blog post published Sunday that these this new capability was designed for “people who do intensive knowledge work in areas like finance, science,

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